Posts by Category : Tint Laws

With a flat 20% darkness limit on all windows of cars and no color and reflectivity limitations, New Mexico has some of the more relaxed tint laws among the 50 states. It is heartening to see a local police department declare in a Daily Times article:

“Our deputies follow state law,” said County Attorney Jim Durrett.

The police department does understand that with the intense sun of the area, tinting is necessary. In fact, a majority of Farmington’s patrol cars have

One of the most restrictive states in regards to window tint regulations is Minnesota. Whereas, most states allow window tint to be under 50% in VLT, residents of MN are required to have over 50% VLT car tint on all windows of sedans. Even SUVs and Vans need to maintain 50% on their front windows, but they can have darker tint in the rear.

This 50% restriction sounds like it is doable, but this is measured on a NET basis, meaning

We often get this question regarding out of state window tint violations. As we have covered before in previous window tint blog posts, local state police do have the right to hand out tint violations even to out of state vehicles. Although most police generally are aware that this action often incurs a substantial hit on goodwill to tourists from out of state, they may be under pressure or just in the mood to write you up.

Utah tint law is pretty flexible compared to many states. The current law requires 43% on front side windows, and any VLT percentage on the back side and rear windows. That being said, the front side window requirement of 43% is more restrictive than 33 out of 50 other states. Cindy Kern of Orem recently requested that the tint law be changed to allow darker tints in Utah as she found that she has skin cancer on the left

Although this Mercedes C63 is stunning in its chrome blue 360 degree window tint, it is illegal in pretty much every state in the United States. The chrome reflectiveness exceeds the maximums set by each state, and even the blue color is illegal in many states. Finally, front-window tint is also illegal in most states as it obscures some vision and may cause incidental glare towards other vehicles.

Window tinting is very effective in lowering interior temperatures. However, there are different rules regulating window tinting for every state. Some states prohibit tinting of the front windows so police officers can see into a vehicle during a traffic stop. Other states allow tinting, but the degree of tinting is defined, which varies from state to state. So before having your vehicle’s windows tinted, check with

Despite the benefits to window tinting, you often hear the negative stereotype that the only people tinting their windows are criminals. This is far from the truth, as people of all types and backgrounds are choosing to tint their cars for UV and heat rejection. Although a tinted car may make police feel much more cautious when approaching as the occupants may not be visible, I do believe that this stereotype is severely overplayed. TintCenter enjoyed a recent

TintCenter tries to keep up to date with changes to state tint laws, but to be honest, it is quite hard to keep track of 50 states plus US territories all the time. We missed a change that happened in Maine, which was pointed out by a R Harvey that resides most probably in Maine.

The Maine Tint Law originally required 50% VLT on all side and rear windows. This new law revises the allowed darkness down to 35%. Complete